Lyefjell Explained

Official Name:Lyefjell
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Rogaland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Rogaland county
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Rogaland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Jæren
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Time
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.87
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:2253
Population Density Km2:2590
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:4347 Lye
Elevation M:208
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:58.7347°N 5.7314°W

Lyefjell is a village in Time municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located in the hills about east of the town of Bryne and about north of the villages of Mossige and Undheim.

The village is a residential area that was built in the hills so that the flat, agricultural areas could continue to be used for farming. It is just to the south of the mountain Njåfjellet and the village has views of the flat plains of Jæren below.[2]

The 0.87km2 village has a population (2015) of 2,253 which gives the village a population density of .[3] There is an elementary and middle school in Lyefjell as well as three large pre-schools. There is also a well stocked grocery store right next to the local auto shop. The grocery store also serves as a delivery point for packages for Posten and Postnord.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lyefjell, Time (Rogaland). yr.no. Norwegian. 2016-06-01.
  2. Web site: Lyefjell. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2016-06-01.
  3. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.. 1 January 2015. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå.